Upgrade Manual

Chapter 3: QuickStart Tutorial14
Chapter 3: QuickStart Tutorial
QuickStart Tutorial for the Version 11 Upgrade
The full description of the new features in Version 11 of Band-in-a-Box is
provided elsewhere. This tutorial is a
quick-start
tour of the new features in
Version 11.
It is assumed that you are somewhat familiar with the previous release of
Band-in-a-Box.
Exploring Band-in-a-Box Version 11
OK, let's explore Band-in-a-Box Version 11!
We'll begin the tutorial in earnest when we get a song playing with the new
Song Embellisher, and display the new Notation Features and new Jazz Fonts,
and use the high quality Roland VSC3 for playback sounds. First, let's just
look around the main screen.
Run the main program and look at the main screen
.
The chord sheet has a selectable font, and selectable number of rows. Visit the
Opt. | Preferences to set the number of rows or change the font. This is MS-
Sans Comic Font.
Find the new Embellisher feature on the main page.
When this is checked, try loading and playing some songs with Melodies.
You'll notice that the Melodies are enhanced as they are playing (by added
notes, changed timing, vibrato etc.). If you turn off the checkbox the Melody
plays normally. The notation displays the Embellished track when it is
embellished.
You can have a quick look at the settings for the Embellisher, by choosing
Melody | Embellisher. These are described in detail elsewhere.